Guy Junker

Pittsburgh's Action Sports anchor

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Junker was the weekend sports anchor on WTAE from 1984 to 1990. In September 2006, he moved into that role again, and he can also be seen reporting during weekday newscasts.

A comfortable fixture for many viewers, Junker has covered local teams and athletes since 1978. He was on the Steelers Radio network for 10 years as pregame, postgame and halftime show host, delivered Penguins and Pirates postgame shows and is the longtime host of "The Penn State Football Story." For his work on that show, he won regional Emmy awards for Best Sports Series.

Junker said his favorite part of working in sports is interviewing people.

He attended Penn State University and the University of Manchester in England, where he interned at the BBC in London.

His favorite book is "Out of this Furnace," his favorite movie is "Field of Dreams" and his favorite website is WTAE.com.

Among his favorite places to eat are Monterey Bay Fish Grotto and DiSalla's Pizza in Homestead.

In his leisure time, Junker coaches Pony League Baseball and plays in an over-30 baseball league.

He resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Darla, daughters Emilee and Natalee and son Dylan.

Forty years ago, one of the greatest boxing matches in history took place in an unlikely setting: the capital of the Philippines. Muhammad Ali's epic win over great rival Joe Frazier in 1975 became known as the "Thrilla in Manila."